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Tobias Wasser, MD, associate professor adjunct of psychiatry, and Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS, lecturer in psychiatry, are co-editors of the book, “Psychiatry and the Law, Second Edition.”

Charles Dike, MD, MPH, professor of psychiatry and co-director of the Yale Department of Psychiatry’s Law and Psychiatry Division, is the new president of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL).

Now in its second year, the Yale Conference for Alcohol Research and Education (YCARE) was held on September 30, 2023. Offering a comprehensive agenda of talks, panel discussions, and poster presentations, the all-day event brought together Yale's researchers, clinicians, and other stakeholders under the banner of alcohol research. Bubu Banini, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (digestive diseases), Yale School of Medicine (YSM), spearheaded the conference, along with co-directors David Fiellin, MD, professor of medicine (general medicine) and emergency medicine, YSM, and public health, Yale School of Public Health; Graeme Mason, PhD, professor of radiology and biomedical imaging and of psychiatry, YSM; and Sherry McKee, PhD, professor of psychiatry, YSM.

Traci Cipriano, PhD, JD, assistant clinical professor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry’s Law and Psychiatry Division, gave the Opening Plenary Keynote at the 3-Day 2023 Women, Influence and Power in Law Conference in New Orleans on October 17.

Sherry McKee, PhD, professor of psychiatry, served on a technical advisory panel for a new guide for best practices for re-entry for people with mental health and substance use issues.

Traci Cipriano, PhD, JD, assistant clinical professor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry’s Law and Psychiatry Division, was elected to Fellow status in the American Psychological Association (APA) in August.

The Yale Department of Psychiatry honored its 2023 class of residents and fellows, as well as faculty and staff, at its annual commencement ceremonies last month. The Residency Commencement Ceremony was held on June 15 at the New Haven Lawn Club. The Fellowship Commencement Ceremony was held virtually over Zoom on June 16. The events marked the graduation of 23 residents and 22 fellows.

Traci Cipriano, PhD, JD, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, is author of the new book “The Thriving Lawyer: A Multidimensional Model of Well-Being for a Sustainable Legal Profession.”

Reena Kapoor, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and program director of the forensic psychiatry fellowship at Yale School of Medicine, has been named director of forensic services in the State of Connecticut’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).